Key ring



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Patented Sept. 19, 1950 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE 39?@ Theodore M. Jablon, New vcrk, eprlieatien @dalla 9 19.48, Serial 5?52? 6 claims. (-ol. za-feti) Another' object is" to provide a double loop key ring in vvliich'the loop size'is adjustable. WStill another' object is tov providel a double key ring1 which cari be easily and rapidly in i'il'atedV in aconvenient manner when openi and closing theindividualloops.

'Thebieis' ere'eitaiflrd 'by attaching t0 a length oiibead chain a pair of two-socketed bead y chainv coupling members "each of which has a rriairi lateralopening and an auxiliary lateral opening opposite the main opening. These coupling'rnerr'ibers'@predisposed upon the chain in Suchr a manner that the auxiliary openings Vstilo-l sta'n'tially face towards each other while the main openings face away from each other, with the bead chain'eiztending through the coupling members by way of thel aufgiliary'openings. Qne intermediate bead ofthe chain lodges in one socket of one coupling member thus renderingy its other socket a free socket. Another intermediate header the chain lodges in one socket of the other coupling member thus rendering its other socket a free socket. Each end Vbead of the chain is inserted in or insertable into the free socket of that coupling niember fromv which it is spaced farther in terms of chain length than it is spaced vfrom the other member.

according to one feature, at least one end. portion of the chain comprises an elongated bead near the end bead.v l

It is among the advantages of the double loop key ring according to this invention that it can be easily and rapidly manipulated in a certain manner when opening or closing the individual loops; that it is compact; that it is al1-flexible due tc the absence of bulky connectors or rigidifying parts and therefore non-bulging; and that it lends itself to being attached campactly to a display card in an attractive shape.

Fig. l is a view of a length of bead chain to form the double loop key ring, with a pair of cotipling members positioned open and attached t 'the 'chaiii at intermediate pointst'hereof.' Figures 1a, 1l?, 1c are detail views or l,a coupling mmpx.. EigT 2 is a view of an embodiment of the double 1.0.0.9 key ring with one loop closed andmother IQOD geen! Fig. 3 exemplifies the dolible loop key ring of Fig. 2 in rise with keys indicated oneacli loop.

lig. e is a view illustrating the manipulation of the double loop key ring the usersl hands'.A

The double loop key ringlaccor'ding to Fig. 1 consists of a total length'ofbead chain L, this length being defined by end beadsflll and INI. To the interniediate portion of the length L are attached a pair'fof two-s'o'cketedv bead chaincou` plings IZ and 1.3, the coupling I2 being attached to an intermediate bead I4 and the coupling`lv3'to'an intermediate bead uI 5 of the chain. The coupling I? hasa longitudinal slot l2@ expanding to form a lateral 4main opening |25, and a lateral auxiln ary opening I?? opposite the main opening. similarly the 'Q thercoupnng I3 'has a.' ifmgis tiidinal 'slot expandingA into' main opening 1 3", and a lateral auxiliaryv opening I3? opposite the rnain opening. 1n Fig. 1 the'couplings are positioned npon and attached tothe chain inA such a .manna met their auxiliary evenings' @and face each other while their rnai'n openings or slotted sides face awayfroni each other.

The end beads IQ and l i' togetherwith the interniediate beads lll and lI5 denne or subdivide ythe chain into end portions marked by the length L1 and L2, and an intermediate portion ina'rk'ed Vby the length L3. Nearits end each vof thel chain portionsLi and L has an Ielongated bead l|16 marked by the length L4. As will be seen further" below the chain portion L1 is adapted to be formed into a rst tlshaped'loo'p Ui'by inserting' or snapping the one end bead it iri'to the -free socket Si vof coupling' VI3 as is tentatively indicated by arrow W1. Similarly, the chain portion Le is adapted to be forined `into a second ll-shaped loop l'iereinafi'ierl designated as U2V by inserting or snapping the other @ed beati U ini@ the free Seek@ $2' 0f Coupling. I2 as is tentatively indicated by arrow W2. The intermediate beads M .and i5 are shown to have been snapped or' inserted each into a respective socket Ss and S4 of the coupling members whereby the members are attached to the chain at the desired points thereof.

As viewed in Figures 2 and 3 the double loop key ring formed by the elements shown in Fig. 1 may be said to comprise the U-shaped loops U1 ze s 2,522,516

and U2 which appear as having their ends pairwise interconnected by the couplings I2 and I3, while the couplings in turn appear as being connected with one another by the chain portion P. In the Figs. 2 and 3 embodiment the loops U1 and U2 correspond to and are formed by the end portions or lengths L1 and Lz of the bead chain, while the interconnecting portion P corresponds to and is formed by the intermediate portion of the length Le of the chain of Fig. 1'.

According to the embodiment of Figs. 2 and 3 the length L is arranged in S-shape to form the" two loops U1 and U2, and the free end bead of fone socket of the second coupling member thus each loop is connected through a coupling with' y the adjacent non-free end of the other loops-,In

this embodiment the free end portion ofueach" loop comprises the elongated or longbeadfl v rendering its other socket a free socket, each end bead of the chain being inserted in the free lsocket of that coupling member from which it is spaced farther, in terms of chain length than it is spaced'from the other member.

which facilitates the manipulation of passingforV 1 threading the free endsof the loops through the keys. VKeys K1 and K2 are indicated in dot-and-L da'shvlines as being held by the respective loops UlandUz- .f.

Inthe embodiment of Fig. 4 the doubleloop of the key ring is made up of a -straight length of Vstandard bead chain, thatA is without Such special beads as the long beads i6 of Figs. 2 vand 3, although otherwise it is4 composedjsimilar to the Figs. 2 and 3 embodiment, having loops U1 and U2', andan intermediate chain portion P', The lends of the chain of this embodiment are indicated by the end beads I9 and 29. This embodiment illustrates. howone Iloop may be used tohold an identification tag T separate'from a key 1 held byw the other loop.

Fig.y 4', ,illustratesA vhow the, manipulation of opening and closing the individual loops of the key ring caribe performedv conveniently and rap idly. vAs shown two lingers F1 and F2 of the users handY H1, namely thumb and foreinger, grasp the iiexible interconnectionor intermediate chain portion P between 'couplings I'I and"Ii?,Y the couplings thus serving as confining members between which the ngers may obtain a iirrn hold onthe interconnection P'.` That is toA say,` if grasped in this manner the chain portion P' helps to hold steady the. couplings Il and I8, while vice versa the couplings VI'I and I8 help the interconnection P.' to be rmly held by the users iingers. In order to afford an even iirmer hold for the users ngers upon the couplings II and i3, other fingers F3 and F4 of hand 1111 mayy close around. the tag T thus anchoring the same in a manner to tension loop U1 so that the interconnection P" cannot escape in any direction the grasp of the fingers F1 and F2. The user's hand H2 is shown in the process of manipulating. the open end portion ofl loop U1 in closing the same. .As ,an alternative expedient, instead fof the fingers Fs and F1 clasping the tab T, one iinger Fs may slip into the loop U1 so as to tension and anchor the same, when it is desired to hold the couplings steady for opening or closing a loop.

What I claim is:

1. A double loop key ringrcomprising a length of bead chain, and a pair of twosocketed bead chain coupling members each of which has a ,2.1 A'double loop key ring according to claim 1, in which the two intermediate beads are spaced from each other by a plurality of .intervening beads.v

3.N A'double loop 'key'ringaccordingto claim 1, in which at lleast one end portion of the chain comprises an elongated beadnear the end bead.

4. A double loop key ring comprising a length of bead chain, and a pair of two-socketed bead chain coupling members each of which has v,a main lateral opening land an auxiliary lateral opening opposite the mainopening, which mem-- bers are disposed to have `the auxiliary openings substantially facing towards each other while the main openings face away from each other, said bead chain extending through said coupling members by way ofsaidV auxiliary openings, a iirst intermediate bead of the chain lodgingin one socket of the one coupling member thus rendering its other socket a free socket, a second intermediate bead of the chain lodging inthe one socket of the second couplingmember thus rendering its other socket a free socket, each end bead of the chain being adapted to be inserted in the free socket of that coupling member from which it is spaced farther in terms ofr chain length than it is spaced from the other member.,

5.l A doubleloop key ringaccording to claim 4, in which the two intermediate beads are spaced from each other by a plurality of intervening beads. v i l6. A double loop key ring according to claim 4, in which at least one end portion of the chain comprises an elongated bead near the end bead.

- THEODORE M. JABLON.

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UNrTED sTATEsPA'rENTs Date in the Stanton Dec. 23, 1947 

